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| US Election 2016: Ted Cruz wins delegates in Wyoming | US Election 2016: Ted Cruz wins delegates in Wyoming |
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| US Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz has won all 14 delegates in contention at a state party convention in Wyoming. | US Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz has won all 14 delegates in contention at a state party convention in Wyoming. |
| The delegates were chosen by party members rather than ordinary voters. | The delegates were chosen by party members rather than ordinary voters. |
| Donald Trump - who did not actively campaign in the state - remains the Republican front-runner overall. | Donald Trump - who did not actively campaign in the state - remains the Republican front-runner overall. |
| However, the billionaire could fall short of the number of delegates needed to secure the Republican nomination for the November presidential election. | |
| That would mean a contested convention where voting for candidates starts again from scratch. | That would mean a contested convention where voting for candidates starts again from scratch. |
| Mr Trump is concentrating on New York, which holds a key primary on Tuesday. | Mr Trump is concentrating on New York, which holds a key primary on Tuesday. |
| A number of senior Republican leaders have backed Mr Cruz, a Conservative Texas senator, fearing that Mr Trump's controversial comments make him a weak candidate in the November election. | A number of senior Republican leaders have backed Mr Cruz, a Conservative Texas senator, fearing that Mr Trump's controversial comments make him a weak candidate in the November election. |
| The result from the Wyoming contest brings Mr Cruz's tally from 545 to 559 delegates. Mr Trump has 743. | The result from the Wyoming contest brings Mr Cruz's tally from 545 to 559 delegates. Mr Trump has 743. |
| In his victory speech on Saturday, Mr Cruz said: "If you don't want to see Donald Trump as the nominee, if you don't want to hand the general (election) to Hillary Clinton, which is what a Trump nomination does, then I ask you to please support the men and women on this slate." | In his victory speech on Saturday, Mr Cruz said: "If you don't want to see Donald Trump as the nominee, if you don't want to hand the general (election) to Hillary Clinton, which is what a Trump nomination does, then I ask you to please support the men and women on this slate." |
| In the Democratic race, Mrs Clinton is still ahead of her only remaining rival, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. |